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WALL CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 24.1916.

1 @fi%%fim Patented Apr. 30, 1918.

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To all whom it may concern:

]Be it mown that 1, WILLIAM WOODIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident bf the city of New York, Richmond Hill, borough of Queens, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Wall Construction, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descri tion.

T e invention relates to-building materials, and its object is to provide a new and improved 7 wall for buildings and other masonry structures and arranged with air spaces between the outer and inner portions of the wall to prevent the penetration of heat, coldyor rain and other moisture, at the same time rendering the wall practically soundproof.

In order to reduce the desired result, use is made of building blocks, each comprising an outer brick, an inner brick and a connecting member or web integrally connectin the said bricks with each other, the sai connecting member having its top and bottom spaced from the tops and bottoms of the said bricks and the said connecting member having one end flush with one end of one of the bricks and having its other end spaced from the other end of the same brick.

. A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a art of this specification, in which similar c aracters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a wall at a corner thereof and with a window frame in position and shown in section u I Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same with the window frame in section; Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of the same on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a transverse section of the same on the line 44 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the main block; and

Fig. 6 is a similar view of one of the starting or end blocks.

In the moral construction of the wall, use is ma e of corner bricks 10 of the size and shape of a regular brick, starting or fipecifloation of Letters Patent. application filed October 24, 1916. Serial No. min;

Fatented end blocks 11. and main blocks 12. The bricks 10 and the starting blocks 11 are used at the corners of the wall and starting blocks are also used at the door and window openings, while the main' blocks 12 are used for the remaining portion of the wall. Theblocks 11 and 12 are made of clay, concrete a t. at, rate...

or other suitable material and are of the same thickness as the brick 10. Each of the to the thickness of the wall to be built, say eight inches for the walls of ordinary dwellings. Thus each block 11 and 12 is also of a width corresponding to the length of the ordinary corner brick 10.

Each starting block 11 consists of an outer brick 13, an inner brick 14, and a con.- necting member or web 15 integrally connecting the outer and inner bricks 13 and 14 with each other. The outer andinner bricks 13 and 14 are disposed in the same plane and the connecting member or web 15 has its top and bottom spaced from the tops and bottomsof the bricks 13 and 14. The bricks 13 and 14 have one end in the same transverse plane while the other end of the brick 13 has an extended portion 16 projecting beyond the other end of the brick 14, as plainly indicated in Fig. 6. The connecting member or web 15 terminates at one end a distance from the flush ends of the bricks 13 and 14, andthe other end of the said connecting member or web 15 terminates at the other end of the brick 14, and thus the portion 16 of the brick 13 projects beyond this end of the connecting member or web 15.

Each of the main blocks 12 consists of an outer brick 17, an inner brick 18 anda connecting member or web 19 integrally connecting the bricks 17 and 18 with each other. The top and bottom of the connecting members 19 are spaced from the tops and bottoms of the bricks 17 and 18, which latter are disposed in the same plane as the outer and inner bricks 13 and 14 of the startingblock 11. The bricks 17 and 18 are of the same length but the brick 17 has one end 20 projecting beyond the correspondin end of the brick 18 which latter has its ot er end 21 projecting beyond the corresponding end.

' of the brick 17, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 5. The connecting member or web 19 is fiush at one end with the non-projecting end of the brick 17 and is flush at the other end with the non-proj ecting end of the brick 18.

In building the wall the'bricks 10 and the blocks 11 and 12 are laid in courses in the following manner: For forming a course a'brick 10 is placed at a corner of the wall and then one starting block 11 is abutted with its flush ends against the inner side of the brick 10 and another starting block 11 is abutted with the flush ends of the bricks 13 and 14 abutting against one end of the brick 10, and the outer side of the inner brick 14 .of the other starting block 11 already in position, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 2. The main blocks 12 are now abutted against the ends 1 of the starting blocks 11 and other main blocks 12 are abutted against the first main blocks abutting the starting blocks 11, and this operation is repeated throughout the length of the course to be laid. For the next course, a corner brick 10 is placed on top of the corner brick 10 of the first course but in an opposite direction, thus extending onto the corresponding starting block 11 of the first course. Starting blocks ll are nowjoined with vthiscorner brick of the second course and then the main blocks 12 are joined to the starting blocks, the same as explained relatively to the first course. For the next course the corner brick 10 is arranged in the same position as the corner brick of the first course, and the blocks in this third course are laid the same as the blocks. in the first course. The above described operation is repeated throughout the height of the wall to be built.

' It will be noticed that a wall constructed in the manner described provides vertical and longitudinal air passages at the different courses, as Will be readily understood by reference to Figs. 3 and 4. By reference to Fig. 3, it will be noticed that the verticalair passages of succeeding courses break joints and hence undesirable straight verti; cal flues are avoided, at the same time the vertical and longitudinal air passages of succeeding courses are connected with each other. The blocks and bricks break joints to enhance the appearance of the wall and to render the same strong and durable. It will further be noticed that by the arrangement described the inner and outer courses of bricks are placed one on top of the other with the bricks of each block bound together by an integral web, thus reinforcing the outer and inner brick portions of the wall.

It will further be noticed that at window and door openings the window and door frames 30 are securely held in place by vertical members 31 arranged on the outer faces a mason to'lay of thesides of such frames and engaging the vertical air passages in the different courses, so that the frames are securely held in place and can be readily built into the wall. It is understood that the courses of bricks and blocks are laid insuitable mortar or cement in the usual manner.

For the sake of clea rness of descri tion I have, in the foregoing, termed the bricks 13 and 14 of the block 11 and the bricks 17 and 18 of the block 12 inner and outer bricks, but it is evident that the said blocks 11 and 12 can be reversedly used so that the outer bricks become inner bricks and vice versa, as shown, for instance, at the starting brick 11 adjacent the window frame 30 in the uppermost course, disclosed in Fig. 1.

Filling bricks 40 (see Fig. 2) may also be I of the wall.

The starting and main blocksll and 12 can be cheaply manufactured and readil placed in position without requiring skilled work on the part of the mason, thus enabling a large number of courses in a comparatively short time.

A Wall constructed in the manner described is exceedingly strong and durable and prevents the penetration of heat, cold or rain owing to the air passages intermediate the outer and inner portions of the wall. By providing air passages between the outer and inner portions of the wall the latter is rendered practically soundproof.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A building wall composed of blocks laid horizontally in courses one above another, each course including blocks consisting of inner and outer imperforate bricks of uniform thickness and a solid imperforate web member connecting said inner and outer bricks, said web-having its top and bottom lying below and above the top and bottom of the inner and outer bricks respectively, and of less length than both of the bricks and having one end flush with one end of one of the bricks and its other end spaced inwardly from the other end of the inner and outer bricks whereby a door or window frame seat is formed and in which said frame is securely held.

2. A building wall composed of members laid in courses and consisting of a starter block comprising solid inner and outer bricks of uniform thickness and a solid imperforate web connecting said bricks, said web member having its top and bottom face spaced from the plane of the top and bottom faces of the inner and outer bricks, such web being of less length than the inner and outer bricks, and having one end flush with the one'brick and spaced inwardly from the mettee w tr other ends of the bricks, and. main hlocks inner hrick an& ,the other end flush with comprising solid inner and outer bricks and the opposite end of the outer hrick, said a solid imperforate Web connecting the inner starter and main blocks so arranged rela- 10 and outer bricks and having its top and tively that dloor or Window frame seats are 5 bottom spaced. from the top and bottom surformed and in Which said frames Will he faces of the inner and outer bricks, one end. securely held. of said web being-flush with one end of the WILLIAM WUODIN. 

